1、 Module 4 Great inventions学习目标语音 学习和掌握英语的断句规则，如：有标点处断句，意群断句或者分句断句词汇advantage, digital, battery, invention, favour, publish, ordinary, replace, create, cotton, wood, produce, ink, knowledge, spread, introduction, CD-ROM, dry, sharpen, steel, popularity, look through, at a time, by hand, block, at the
2、 beginning of, rather than, one day语法 学习和掌握现在完成时的被动语态和含情态动词的被动语态功能用语Paper and printing have been used for ages.The battery hasnt been charged for a couple of months.Has it been published yet?Information can be kept on CD-ROMs.Books could only be produced one at a time by hand.Can books be replaced b
3、y computers?质量检测一、词汇A根据句意及首字母提示，补全句中所缺的单词。1Her teaching experience gives her an a_ when working with children.2This company p_ childrens books.3Sue was ill, so I r_ her on the team.4Tom Sawyer was an o_ American boy who kept getting into trouble.5The fire s_ from the factory to the houses nearby.6Th
4、e dishwasher is a wonderful i_.7You should recharge the b_ when the red light comes on.8The programmer is c_ a new computer game.9We go to school to get k_ about many different things.10Will someone lend you a d_ camera?B用括号中词的适当形式填空。1Study hard and you _（do）well in Russian.2_ the dictionary _（give）
5、to Li Ping?No, it is still in my schoolbag.3You _（keep）the magazine for two weeks, so it _（must, return）to the library tomorrow.4If it _ （think）carefully, it will _（do）better.5My book _（keep）on that shelf for two days .二、单项选择1Two manned spacecraft _ into space in China in the past few years.Awas sen
6、t Bhas been sent C. are sent Dhave been sent2Since the beginning of this year no issue _ yet.Ais published Bhas been publishedCwill be published Dwas published3So far, how many digital cameras _ in your shop?Aare sold Bwill sell Csold Dhave been sold4The books may _ for two weeks.Abe kept Bbe borrow
7、ed Cborrow Dbe lent5In those days, books _ one at a time by hand.Ashould be produced Bshould be produceCcould be produced Dcould produce6Great changes _ in our country recently.Ahave happened BhappenedChave been happened Dwere happened7How dirty the tables are! They need _.Ato clean Bclean Ccleaning
8、 Dcleaned8She is good at _ old scraps（废料）of material.Amaking things of Bmade things ofCmaking things from Dmade things from9Why not get some work experience first _ straight on to university?Arather than go Brather than wentCinstead go Dinstead of go10How about your new job?It will mean _ all over t
9、he world.Ato travel Btraveling Ctravel Dbe traveled11The farmer took an advantage _ the good weather _ paint the shed（小屋）.Aover; for Bof; for Cover; to Dof; to12Ill try my best to get tickets, but I cant _ anything.Aprove Bwonder Ccharge Dpromise13_ this book and tell me what you think of it.ALook t
10、hrough B. Look on CLook into DLook up14Its hard to imagine a world _ printing _ we have so many printed things now.Awithout; because Bwith; so thatCwithout; as a result Dwith; so15_ to work, Bob bumped into an old friend, David, who he hadnt seen for years.AOn the way BIn the way CIn a way DOut of t
11、he way三、句型A将下列主动语态变成被动语态。1We must finish the work in two days.=The work must _ in two days.2Mrs. Green has given Robert a present for Christmas.= Robert _ a present for Christmas.3We have used paper and printing for ages .= Paper and printing _ for ages.4He doesnt think computers can replace books.=
12、 He doesnt think books _ by computers.5We have bought some gifts for the poor children .= Some gifts _ for the poor children.B根据中英文提示完成句子。1我可以借用一下你的数码相机吗?Can I _?2这本书将在我们学校的网站上出版。The book will _ our school website.3没关系，我会负责的。It doesnt matterIll _.4从那以后，知识和思想迅速传播开来。_, knowledge and ideas_.5网络杂志现在越来越流
13、行。Nowadays online magazines _6那时没有现代化的机器，所有的工作都不得不用手来完成。Without_, all the work _ at that time四、根据短文内容，用方框里所给词的适当形式填空，每词限用一次fast other print better wide kindmachine modern invent necessaryDo you know machines? Now they are 1 used all over the world. Why are machines so important and 2 to us? Because
14、they can help us do things faster and 3 .A washing machine helps us to wash clothes. A printing machine helps us to 4 a lot of books, newspapers, magazines and many 5 things quickly.Bicycles, cars, trains and planes are all 6 , too. They help us to travel faster than on foot.The computer is a wonder
15、ful machine. It was 7 not long ago. It not only stores information but also numbers millions of times as 8 as a scientist does.Lets study hard and try to use all 9 of machines. I think we can build China into a 10 country in the future.五、完形填空My First JobI was six when I joined my father and two elde
16、r brothers at sunrise in the fields of Eufaula, Okla. 1 the time I was eight, I was helping dad fix up old furniture. He gave me a cent for every nail I 2 out of old boards.I got my first 3 job at JMs Restaurant in town when I was 12. My main responsibilities were 4 tables and washing dishes, but so
17、metimes I helped cook.Every day after school I would 5 to JMs and work until ten. Even on Saturdays I 6 from two until eleven. At that age it was difficult going to work and 7 my friends run off to swim or play. I didnt necessarily like work, but I loved what working allowed me to have. Because of m
18、y 8 I was always the one buying when my friends and I went to the local Tastee Freez. This made me 9 .Word that I was trustworthy and hard-working got around the town. A local clothing store offered me credit 10 I was only in the seventh grade. I immediately charged a $ 68 sports coat and a $ 22 pai
19、r of shoes. I was making only 65 cents an hour, and I already owed the storekeeper $ 90! So I learned early the danger of easy credit. I paid it 11 as soon as I could.My first job taught me self-control, responsibility and brought me a level of personal satisfaction few of my friends had experienced
20、. As my father, who worked three jobs, once told me, “If you 12 sacrifice（奉献）and responsibility, there are not many things in life you cant have.” How right he was!1ABefore BWithin CFrom DBy2Apulled Bput Cpicked Dpressed3Ausual Breal Cmain Dparticular4Asweeping Bpacking Cclearing Demptying5Ahead Btu
21、rn Cchange Dmove6Astudied Bworked Cplayed Dslept7Ahelping Bhaving Cwatching Dletting8Astudy Bpower Cage Djob9Aproud Bfriendly Clucky Dhopeful10Aif Bwhile Calthough Dsince11Afar Bin Coff Dto12Aunderstand Brequire Coffer Dfear六、阅读理解ADo You Go To Sleep In Class?The “Acronym”, our student newspaper, rep
22、orts that most students go to sleep at 1: 30 a. m. Even if thats an exaggeration（夸张）, its too close to the truth. Scientists say teenagers should sleep nine hours each night. But thats hard to do.Some even “pull all-nighters”. These are lazy students who have homework due（到期）the next day that they h
23、avent done. In the morning they dont look healthy and you can tell who has been doing it.One of my classmates did a survey（调查）on the problem. She found that most kids pull all-nighters to finish homework, but some do it for other reasons, such as playing computer games!Maybe our lack of sleep is bec
24、ause of lazinessI think Im a lazy studentor maybe its because we have too much to do in American high schools.I usually go to bed around midnight. If I stayed up past 1: 30 a. m., I wouldnt get any work done. Id be falling asleep at my computer. My classes begin at 7:30 a.m. Im partly awake in my fi
25、rst class. By the second, Im slightly tired and sleepy. By my third class, Im sleepy. By midday Im finally wide-awake. But by 3: 00 p. m., Im slowing down again.Most American high schools seem to have such a problem.High school classes start at 7: 30 a. m., so students have to wake up one and a half
26、 hours before that to get ready and catch the bus. Its believed that lack of sleep can damage both grades and health.Some schools are paying attention. Classes in those schools start at 8:30 a. m.1Whats the problem talked about in the passage?AMany kids have too much homework to do.BMany teenagers d
27、ont have enough sleep .CMany children are crazy about playing computer games.DMany kids are too lazy to finish their homework on time.2The underlined expression “pull all-nighters” most probably means _.A开夜车 B上夜班 C睡懒觉 D补作业3Which of the following is NOT a reason mentioned in the passage?ALaziness. BH
28、omework.CHousework. DComputer games.4Whats the idea suggested at the end of the passage?ALater start of classes. BLess homework.CGoing to bed early. DEating healthy food.BWill Chips One Day Be Planted In Our Bodies For Identification?A US doctor has planted under his skin a computer chip（芯片） that ca
29、n send personal information to a scanner（扫描仪） . Its a technology that may someday be widely used as a way to identify（识别）people . The chip gives off information which will be scanned by a hand-held reader.The chip is similar to that planted in more than 1 million dogs, cats and other pets in recent
30、years to track（跟踪）and identify them.The doctor decided to test the chip himself after the World Trade Center disaster（灾难）. The dead could have been identified if their names and other important information had been chipped.Officials of the company said they hope to sell the chips to patients with ma
31、n-made arms or legs or other body parts. The idea is that the chip will provide immediate and correct medical information when it is needed.The information can contain（包括） name, telephone number and other information. Or it can send out a message that, when connected to a computer, can call up recor
32、ds. The scanner can read it through clothes from over a meter away. The new product also could be used to control prisoners. Workplaces of great importance may want to use the chips for employees, too. Some parents may consider planting chips in young children or elderly relatives who may be unable
33、to say their names, addresses or telephone numbers.Some medical and technology specialists（专家）said the product raises new questions about the relationship between humans and computer technology and could cause problems if it is used against someones wishes, or if your personal information is read by
34、 those who should not see it.1According to the passage, computer chips have already been used to _.Acatch escaped prisoners Bfind missing childrenCfollow lost animals Dtreat sick people2The doctor decided to test the chips himself because he believed that _.Anobody would dare to try itBthey can be u
35、sed for identification purposes（目的）Cit has been proved successful on animalsDhis patients expected him to experience it first3Which of the following statements is best supported by the text?AThis chip has been proved to be very successful.BThe use of this chip will be favored by everybody.CThere wil
36、l be a great market for chip planting in humans.DDoctors will make good money by using chips.4What problem may be caused by planting chips in the human body?APeople will be controlled by computers.BComputers could send out wrong information.CChips can be the cause of diseases.DInformation may be use
37、d improperly.CGeography is the study of Earth and its climates. Scientists use it to study global（全球的）warming and track（跟踪）the weather. Governments use it to learn where people live and work and to plan what to do with the land. It is now easier than ever to use geography because of a science called
38、 space technology.The United States launched its first satellite in 1958. Some space missions（使命）that followed were geographical studies. In fact, earth science is a big part of the work of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration（ NASA）.Astronauts looked out of the space shuttle（航天飞机）. The
39、y decided to take photographs of Earth from their vantage point. Over the years, picture quality improved. Shuttle photography now shows land features, such as rivers. It can even show the streets of large cities. Photos of the same places at different times show how the land is changing.NASA does n
40、ot use just photographs, though. In 1958 it launched TIROS（the Television Infrared Observation Satellite）. This first use of a satellite to study Earth was effective（有效的）in giving weather forecasts. It led to the creation of new space tools to use in geography.The Landsat Program began in 1972. This
41、 satellite sent detailed（细致的）views of Earth from space. The pictures were so precise（精确）that scientists could count the number and kinds of crops in a field. Landsat showed where Earths surface had faults along which earthquakes might happen. This information helped in the planning of new cities and
42、 factories. Landsat also made discoveries. In Antarctica it located ranges of unknown mountains. It pinpointed small lakes. in Virginia that were not on maps. Landsat, now more advanced, still flies today.Another space tool is Earth Observing-1（EO-1）. This spacecraft flies right behind Landsat. It t
43、akes pictures of the same sites. The two sets of pictures, viewed together, show how cities grow and how other places, such as rain forests, become smaller over time. This helps scientists learn how people affect（影响）geography .One of the newest space tools is the Geographical Information Systems（GIS
44、）. GIS is computer software that helps scientists to study Earth. GIS is different from earlier space tools. Businesses, schools, and even average peoplenot just the governmentcan use it to show them how changes in the planet might affect them.1Why do governments study geography according to the pas
45、sage?ATo improve the environment. BTo make the land use plan .CTo make new discoveries. DTo count the crops in a field.2Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?AThe U.S. satellite program began in 1972.BLandsat was able to take pictures of other planets.CTIROS was successful in givin
46、g weather forecasts .DGIS can only be used by the government.3EO-1 takes photographs of the same places as Landsat because _.Athe two groups of pictures can show the changes of EarthBEO-1 is practicing for future photography missionsCLandsat is out of date and new pictures are neededDLandsat cant send detailed views of Earth from space4From the passage, we can infer that _.AGIS is the newest computer to study EarthBNASA only depends on photos to study EarthCsatellite pictures can give more detailed informationDrecent U. S. satellites are as advanced as the old ones七、阅读与表达Eating in
